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1950s
Brenda Lee's, "Weep No More My Baby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wait no more my baby
Original Lyrics:
Weep no more my baby
The Drifters', "Dance with Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
We’ll be mothers when the music ends
Original Lyrics:
We’ll be lovers when the music ends
 
1960s
Sam Cooke's, "Chain Gang"
Misheard Lyrics:
That’s the sound of the men
Working on the train
Original Lyrics:
That’s the sound of the men
Working on the chain
The Contours', "Do You Love Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now that I’m condensed
Original Lyrics:
Now that I can dance
 
1970s
Carly Simon's, "Winnie the Pooh Theme"
Misheard Lyrics:
Really need a silly old bear
Original Lyrics:
Willy, nilly, silly old bear
Eagles', "Best of My Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
But here in my car
Original Lyrics:
But here in my heart
Elton John's, "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
Misheard Lyrics:
And it's getting more and more observed
Original Lyrics:
And it's getting more and more absurd
George Harrison's, "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take me to your car
Original Lyrics:
Take me to your heart
John Lennon's, "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's Ore-Ida, it's all-righta
Original Lyrics:
It's all right, it's all right
Neil Young's, "Heart of Gold"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've been a minor for a heart of gold
Original Lyrics:
I've been a miner for a heart of gold
Olivia Newton-John's, "Have You Never Been Mellow?"
Misheard Lyrics:
No, I just want you to Düsseldorf
Original Lyrics:
No, I just want you to slow down
The Chi-Lites', "Have You Seen Her"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tommy, have you seen her?
Original Lyrics:
Tell me, have you seen her?
 
1980s
AC/DC's, "You Shook Me (All Night Long)"
Misheard Lyrics:
You shouldn’t mow my lawn
Original Lyrics:
You shook me all night long
Atlantic Starr's, "Secret Lovers"
Misheard Lyrics:
Secrete mothers
Original Lyrics:
Secret lovers
Billy Joel's, "Goodnight Saigon"
Misheard Lyrics:
They said we'd all go down for dinner
Original Lyrics:
They said we'd all go down together
Buffalo Springfield's, "For What It’s Worth"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a man with a gun over there, telling me what I got to wear.
Original Lyrics:
There's a man with a gun over there, telling me I got to beware.
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie's, "Endless Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
My famous one
Original Lyrics:
My endless love
Eagles', "Seven Bridges Road"
Misheard Lyrics:
Southbound as you go
Original Lyrics:
Southward as you go
Fischerspooner's, "Emerge"
Misheard Lyrics:
You don't need to celebrate
Original Lyrics:
You don't need to tear away
John Parr's, "Naughty Naughty"
Misheard Lyrics:
Naughty naughty, cute and homey, tease me
Original Lyrics:
Naughty naughty, cute and horny, tease me
Missing Persons', "Walking in L.A."
Misheard Lyrics:
Nobody dances ballet
Original Lyrics:
Nobody walks in L.A.
Misheard Lyrics:
Lucy Liu turned day into night
Original Lyrics:
Losing you it cut like a knife
Stevie Wonder's, "I Ain't Gonna Stand for It"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't wanna just trust nobody by mistake
Original Lyrics:
Don't wanna mistrust nobody by mistake
The Cars', "Since You're Gone"
Misheard Lyrics:
The nights are gettin' staight
Original Lyrics:
The nights are gettin' strange
Times Two's, "Strange But True"
Misheard Lyrics:
I think I’ve got a king for you
Original Lyrics:
I think I’ve got a thing for you
Two Men, a Drum Machine and a Trumpet's, "Tired of Getting Pushed Around"
Misheard Lyrics:
There’s something wrong with Jews
Original Lyrics:
There’s something wrong with you
U2's, "Hawkmoon 269"
Misheard Lyrics:
Like a soup stain
Original Lyrics:
Like a sweet stain
 
1990s
Air's, "Sexy Boy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Zero default
Original Lyrics:
Zero defaut
Alison Moyet's, "Whispering Your Name"
Misheard Lyrics:
If it's just a little fling, a simple thing
I'll try not to break down
Original Lyrics:
If it's just a little fling, a simple thing
I'll try not to pretend
Depeche Mode's, "Enjoy The Silence"
Misheard Lyrics:
Soldiers Burping
Original Lyrics:
Pleasures remain So does the pain.
EMF's, "Unbelievable"
Misheard Lyrics:
To think of it, being Martha is all I'll ever know
Original Lyrics:
To think of us being one is more than I ever know
Faith Evans featuring Puff Daddy's, "All Night Long"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pep Boys, and we don't stop
Original Lyrics:
Bad Boy, and we don't stop
Metallica's, "King Nothing"
Misheard Lyrics:
When you're crowned King Nothing
Original Lyrics:
Where's your crown, King Nothing?
Michael Jackson's, "Stranger In Moscow"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll gotta feel
Original Lyrics:
How does it feel? How does it feel?
Puff Daddy and the Family's, "Been Around the World"
Misheard Lyrics:
You got Snickers that don't like me for whatever reason
Original Lyrics:
You got niggas that don't like me for whatever reason
Misheard Lyrics:
You can turn the crack up a little bit for me
Original Lyrics:
You can turn the track up a little bit for me
REM's, "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite"
Misheard Lyrics:
Trouble in Jamaica
Original Lyrics:
Call me when you try to wake her up.
Soho's, "Hippychick"
Misheard Lyrics:
Got no flowers for your God
Original Lyrics:
Got no flowers for your gun
Stars on 54's, "If You Could Read My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics:
Heroes often fell
Original Lyrics:
Heroes often fail
The Notorious B.I.G.'s, "Going Back to Cali"
Misheard Lyrics:
And my bones licked
Original Lyrics:
And my balls licked
The Roots', "Dynamite!"
Misheard Lyrics:
Motherf***ers sweat a meat bag at me just to get me your mackerel cosmic, micro master
Original Lyrics:
Mothaf***ers sweatin' me, beggin' me just to get me on Macro-cosmic, micro-master
 
2000s
Anastacia's, "Sick And Tired"
Misheard Lyrics:
No morning sign, such a sad song
Original Lyrics:
No warning of such a sad song
Chayanne's, "No Te Preocupes por Mi"
Misheard Lyrics:
Local miss pageant
Original Lyrics:
Loco despecho
Estelle featuring Kanye West's, "American Boy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Look at this peacock, tell me he's broke
Original Lyrics:
Look at this pea coat, tell me he's broke
Juanes', "Lo Que Me Gusta A Mi"
Misheard Lyrics:
Kwanzaa, you explore balsamic in tea
Original Lyrics:
Cuando yo estoy pensando en ti
Marc Anthony's, "Que Precio Tiene El Cielo"
Misheard Lyrics:
Color in cake is natural
Original Lyrics:
Como es que es natural
Marc Anthony's, "Se Esfuma Tu Amor"
Misheard Lyrics:
You told Dora "get out in several or more"
Original Lyrics:
Y todo todo queda en cero amor
Norah Jones', "Don't Know Why"
Misheard Lyrics:
I would cross the endless sea
Original Lyrics:
Out across the endless sea
 
2010s
Calvin Harris & HAIM's, "Pray to God"
Misheard Lyrics:
I was living in the heat of the bunk bed
Original Lyrics:
I was living in the heat of the moment
 
country
Kenny Chesney's, "The Tin Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
How I wish I could give him nine
Original Lyrics:
How I wish I could give him mine

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